BREASTFEEDING AND ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION (ARI) IN INFANTS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW IN NIGERIA
A George, S Bonne, EN Ekpenyong, EN Edem, S Ajayi · 2024
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George and co-authors present a 2024 review of breastfeeding and chest infections in Nigerian infants. Twelve studies over two decades were gathered. Babies not exclusively breastfed faced about four times the infection risk of those who were.
Breast milk carries immune factors that blunt infections like pneumonia. Yet only a quarter to two fifths of Nigerian babies get exclusive breastfeeding for six months. Beliefs, mothers' jobs, and low schooling hold rates down. The authors call for targeted public health work and policy support to lift practice, given how steeply the protection runs in the local data.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | A George, S Bonne, EN Ekpenyong, EN Edem, S Ajayi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |